Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic

Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian) Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolis of Pittsburgh
Metropolitan	William C. Skurla
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2009) 17,629
Parishes	84
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	July 6, 1963 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Eparch	Kurt Burnette
Map
Website
eparchyofpassaic.com

The Eparchy of Passaic (Latin: Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in its services. The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963.

It is a suffragan diocese of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the ecclesiastical province of Pittsburgh. The metropolis is dependent upon the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches). Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park, New Jersey (formerly West Paterson).

On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Father Kurt Burnette, until then the Rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since October 2012), as Eparch-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla.^[1] The eparchy's first bishop was Stephen Kocisko. Currently, the Eparchy has 89 parishes under its canonical jurisdiction.